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This Site Is Under 24 Hour Surveillance Sign
£12.99
In stock
SKU
GS033A4*
This Site Is Under 24 Hour Surveillance Sign helps you alert staff, visitors and approaching intruders that monitoring operates around your premises. Position it at visible indoor or outdoor access points to reinforce security awareness before people enter.
This Site Is Under 24 Hour Surveillance Sign gives visitors, staff and approaching intruders a clear warning that surveillance is operating. Use it at monitored entrances, boundaries and access points where early visibility reinforces security awareness and can influence behaviour before entry.
Where to position the surveillance sign
Install this sign where people can see it before entering the monitored area: at gates, pedestrian entrances, doors, perimeter approaches or other clear sightlines. Face it towards the normal approach and keep it unobstructed by parked vehicles, vegetation, open gates or equipment.
Choosing a size for the viewing distance
Choose the size by how early the message needs to be read, not by spare wall space alone. These are practical ranges for clear approaches in normal lighting; move up a size where people travel faster, the sign sits high or the viewing angle is indirect.
| Sign size | Practical viewing range | Typical positioning decision |
|---|---|---|
| H 297 x W 210 mm | Around 3–5 metres | Close pedestrian approaches and door entrances |
| H 420 x W 297 mm | Around 5–8 metres | Gates, entrances and wider pedestrian approaches |
| H 594 x W 420 mm | Around 8–12 metres | Longer approaches, boundaries and larger access points |
What should change once the sign is visible?
Once installed in the right position, the sign should make surveillance obvious before entry. That early warning can encourage visitors to follow site expectations, make opportunistic intruders reconsider access and reduce uncertainty for staff or contractors entering monitored areas.
✅ Gives people advance awareness that the area is monitored before they continue into the site.
✅ Can make opportunistic trespassers or unauthorised visitors reconsider entering a visibly monitored location.
✅ Helps staff, contractors and legitimate visitors recognise monitored areas and adjust their behaviour accordingly.
Specifications
- Sign message: “This site is under 24 hour surveillance”
- Purpose: warns people that surveillance is operating
- Sign type: warning
- Pictogram: black surveillance camera symbol within a warning triangle
- Standards statement: “All symbols where applicable conform to ISO 7010”
- EN ISO 7010 code: none specifically applicable to the CCTV surveillance pictogram
- Related public-information symbol: ISO 7001 PI BP 008 – Surveillance camera
- Data protection role: surveillance awareness and deterrence; fuller CCTV information may also be required
- Where to use: indoor or outdoor locations where active surveillance needs to be clearly communicated
- Material options: Rigid Plastic, Vinyl
- Size options: H 297 x W 210 mm, H 420 x W 297 mm, H 594 x W 420 mm
- Orientation: portrait
- Shape: rectangle
- Background colour: yellow
- Text colour: black
- Symbols colour: black
- Finish: glossy film surface/satin
- Material thickness: various, depending on material
- Non-photoluminescent
- Non-reflective
- Supplied in: single
- Fitting method: wall mount
- Rigid Plastic: fixing materials sold separately
- Adhesive Rigid Plastic: self-adhesive backing
- Vinyl: self-adhesive backing
- Size selection: choose according to approach distance and required visibility
- Low-light consideration: relies on available lighting because it is non-reflective and non-photoluminescent
Installation Guidance
Placement errors that weaken the warning
❌ Do not mount the sign behind gates, vehicles, vegetation or stored equipment that regularly blocks the approach view.
❌ Avoid positioning it so high, low or sideways that people only recognise the message after entering the monitored area.
❌ Do not automatically select the smallest size where the normal approach distance makes the wording difficult to read.
Situations where this sign is the wrong choice
❌ Do not display a “24 hour surveillance” message where monitoring does not genuinely operate around the clock.
❌ Do not treat this sign as a complete replacement for additional CCTV privacy information where the operator, purpose or contact details need to be provided.
❌ Do not depend on it for visibility in an unlit position after dark because the product is non-reflective and non-photoluminescent.
Installation that gives the message impact
✅ Position the sign on the normal approach so people can identify surveillance before they cross into the monitored area.
✅ Apply self-adhesive versions to a suitable clean surface and use appropriate separate fixings where your chosen Rigid Plastic version requires them.
✅ Check the sightline after installation from the position of an approaching pedestrian or driver and move or resize the sign if the message is not immediately clear.
Frequently asked questions
Is the This Site Is Under 24 Hour Surveillance Sign enough on its own for CCTV data protection requirements? Not necessarily. It clearly warns that surveillance operates, but ICO guidance says surveillance information should be visible and readable and should normally explain the purpose, operator and contact route where these are not already obvious. You may therefore need additional CCTV information.
Which size should I choose? Base your choice on how far away people need to read the message. Use the smaller option for close pedestrian approaches and move to a larger size where the approach is longer, faster or less direct.
Can I display this sign outdoors? Yes, indoor and outdoor display are listed for this product. Select the material and fitting arrangement that suits the surface and exposure at your installation point.
Will the sign remain visible in darkness? It is non-photoluminescent and non-reflective, so you should not rely on the sign itself to provide enhanced night-time visibility. Position it where existing lighting makes the message readable if after-dark visibility matters.
Should I use this sign if the cameras do not operate continuously? No. The wording specifically states “24 hour surveillance”, so you should only display it where that description accurately reflects your surveillance arrangements.
Features and Benefits
Features
- ✓ Camera pictogram positioned prominently above the surveillance message
- ✓ High-contrast black and yellow design for quick visual recognition
- ✓ Three sign sizes available for different approach distances
- ✓ Choice of rigid or self-adhesive formats for different mounting requirements
Benefits
- ✓ Helps people recognise surveillance before entering the monitored area
- ✓ Gives you a visible security deterrent without relying on lengthy instructions
- ✓ Makes it easier to match sign visibility to the scale of your entrance or boundary
- ✓ Lets you select a fitting approach that better suits the intended mounting surface
Related Site Security Warnings
If the premises is also protected by an alarm, compare this building is alarmed signs for a direct security message. This helps you choose whether monitoring, alarm protection or both need to be communicated.
Where access is discouraged by a physical climbing deterrent, consider anti-climb warning signs as a related perimeter option. They let you separate the physical security warning from the surveillance message.
For boundaries fitted with barbed wire, review caution barbed wire safety signs for more precise hazard wording. This makes the warning more closely aligned with the perimeter feature people may encounter.
To check whether other hazards also need clearer identification, browse the wider hazard warning signage selection. It provides a simple route to compare additional warning messages for your premises.
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